The Amazing and Caring Team at Breathe and Thrive
Kelsey Lindahl - Clinic Manager
Dental Assistant
Kelsey is our Clinic Manager. She was formally trained as a Licensed Dental Assistant graduating from Herzing University in 2008. Kelsey has been an active dental assistant for 14 years in both general dentistry and Orthodontics.
Kelsey is currently in training through Lactation Education Resources to become a Certified Lactation Specialist. Sleep Apnea and tongue ties affect Kelsey personally with family members who suffer from airway and breathing issues and her two children who both have tongue ties, which led them to having latching issues while breastfeeding. It’s been an eye opening experience for her to learn about the structural and functional issues that can impact a person’s life. Kelsey is proud to be a part of a practice that can offer wellness from a perspective that can truly impact some of the most important things in life. She is excited to take on the challenge of a leadership position with a clinic that shares her dream for a collaborative approach to health and wellness, and she looks forward to seeing what new elements we can provide for patients as a mission of service to our community as it continues to grow.
Kelsey was born and raised in Saint Croix Falls and still lives here with her husband and two children. In her free time she loves spending time outdoors riding four wheeler, canoeing, snowshoeing, fishing and hunting.
Ashlyn Mortel - Myofunctional Therapist
Dental Hygienist / OMT
Ashlyn Mortel is our Orofacial Myofunctional Therapist. Ashlyn was formally trained as a Dental Hygienist at Herzing University from which she graduated in 2014. After practicing dental hygiene for 8 years, she found herself wanting to support her patients not only with their oral health, but their whole-body health and wellness. She then went on to train with the Academy of Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy and MyoMentor Program to expand her knowledge of myofucntional disorders and treatments. Her goal is to help her patients recognize their full potential for health and wellbeing and believes myofunctional therapy creates a foundation from which they can thrive.
In her spare time, you can find Ashlyn spending time with her husband and two young boys. She loves to cook and enjoys outdoor activities such as gardening and snow shoeing. Creating a healthy lifestyle for family to live by is important to her and she is excited to help her patients do the same.
